tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post8555275878106851956..comments2023-08-05T11:09:57.524-05:00Comments on Our Corner of the World: Home and Away, AgainDonettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695632521945765772noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-5492090950943565262007-05-24T20:09:00.000-05:002007-05-24T20:09:00.000-05:00By the way, g-knee, 2 of the proffessors got their...By the way, g-knee, 2 of the proffessors got their PHD's at Purdue and when they mentioned that they lived there for a time and that their son still attended there, I mentioned that we knew you worked there! I just about mentioned your church and the NANC conference, but the conversation drifted to another topic before I could. And maybe that was better? Who knows . . .Donettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695632521945765772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-59305715902052803442007-05-24T20:05:00.000-05:002007-05-24T20:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comments, everyone. I know that on...Thanks for the comments, everyone. I know that only God can open their eyes, but I also understand that God uses means. I guess my question is about what our responsibility is to share the whole gospel when we don't even know these people. Should we have interrupted the conversation and stated our beliefs emphatically with open Bibles? Or is ok to sit and listen quietly, only sharing when asked? I wouldn't have felt comfortable blasting them with our belief system anymore than they were doing the same to us, but is my uncomfortableness (?) sin?<BR/><BR/>These are the things we discussed after we left. In my old days, I would have thought we should have started preaching right there on the spot. But now I don't know if that is the best way to share. Do you know what I mean?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I appreciate you input and would love to hear more of what you think!Donettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695632521945765772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-64830567758178909782007-05-24T08:36:00.000-05:002007-05-24T08:36:00.000-05:00We stayed at a B&B in Door County for our honeymoo...We stayed at a B&B in Door County for our honeymoon too. After one breakfast with strangers, my hubby decided that was enough. We went out for breakfast after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-74518543852661373192007-05-23T21:38:00.000-05:002007-05-23T21:38:00.000-05:00Nett -- hey, we went to Door County for our honeym...Nett -- hey, we went to Door County for our honeymoon, too! But we haven't been back. . . <BR/><BR/>uuuuuummmmm . . . I have sad news. I will not be attending the NA conference. :( My sister is having her Grad open house this weekend (Sunday) and Josh is speaking at her Senior Banquet (Friday), so we are going to Illinois for the weekend. I am so sad to be missing it, and missing all that time to hang out with you girls. <BR/><BR/>HOWEVER! I will be back Monday, I would LOVE to see you, even if it just for coffee real quick. I will probably be able to get away from work anytime. PLEASE let me know what your schedule is, to that I can try to get together with you!<BR/><BR/>And you'll have to blog about the conference for SURE! <BR/><BR/>So jealous . . .Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485310328441248086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-4358073990488851332007-05-23T16:29:00.000-05:002007-05-23T16:29:00.000-05:00Very interesting! It's funny to me that other peo...Very interesting! It's funny to me that other people are so "open-minded" about everything EXCEPT Christianity! I mean, don't they say all the time that we should be accepting and tolerant of EVERYTHING? Yet they won't tolerate Christians! The Bible says that TRUTH will offend them... let's just live our lives in such a way that the TRUTH [JESUS CHRIST] showing through us is what offends them, not our "close-minded" words and actions. I agree with all the other comments... thank the Lord that He has shown us the glorious light of the Gospel of TRUTH!mitchells2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/04306797800447386455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-32488685594093472532007-05-23T15:50:00.000-05:002007-05-23T15:50:00.000-05:00I was thinking the exact same thing as Tina. It's...I was thinking the exact same thing as Tina. It's b/c of God's mercy and grace that our blinders have been removed!<BR/><BR/>"No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day" John 6:44<BR/><BR/>I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. <BR/><BR/>Romans 9:15-18<BR/><BR/>I think of what a great opportunity you guys had to share your faith. He has shown you and Dan His mercy and all you can do is take that mercy and share it with the heart of the person who cannot understand b/c they have not been called.<BR/><BR/>It is eye opening to me, since you large in part hear of college professors being firm in a 'stance' and not backing down on their "belief" system, to hear that they back peddled and floundered after hearing of your faith in Christ. Yes, pray for the lost--that is what we are obligated to do, thats what our desire should be.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post and the reminder, Donette!<BR/><BR/>KarenName: Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344009332024573681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-91425602059981524022007-05-23T15:40:00.000-05:002007-05-23T15:40:00.000-05:00Donnette, Tina said it well. I work at Purdue Uni...Donnette, <BR/>Tina said it well. I work at Purdue University...VERY LIBERAL, but although I'm not agreed with on my views, HOPEFULLY, they can see that I am a person, who has a different outlook and joy that they cannot explain. While they are going about looking for answers in their findings...we have all we need. It's sad actually, they get disappointed when they are not given more money by the government to discover more about the meaning of life and I am delighted by it...maybe they can realize that it's outside of research that God is waiting for them. Thank you for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34085124.post-28444151364797862172007-05-23T14:13:00.000-05:002007-05-23T14:13:00.000-05:00They cannot see the truth unless God opens their e...They cannot see the truth unless God opens their eyes. It is foolishness to the world to consider Christianity. They can be nothing but close-minded without the truth of the gospel penetrating their hearts. <BR/><BR/>We can do nothing but give them the gospel and revel in the fact that it is only by the grace of God that I am what I am. Without God's grace, that could have been any one of us sharing our opinions, blinded to the truth yet searching for something. <BR/><BR/>It becomes an opportunity to pray for the lost and praise God for His salvation! The mission field is everywhere! <BR/>Titus 3:1-10 is a great reminder!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522042311670449229noreply@blogger.com